Agency Nursing and Spend

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Dear Northern Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland),

1. Please confirm how many shifts were sent out for agencies to fill (per month), for Band 5 nurses between Jan 23 – Sept 23 by discipline, i.e. General, A&E, ITU, paediatrics.
2. Please confirm how many of these shifts were filled by agencies per month for the same timespan as detailed in Q1. (Please can this be broken down per agency)
3. Please confirm how many hours throughout the timescale detailed in Q1 were filled by off-framework agencies? Can this also be broken down per month.
4. Between Jan 23 – Sept 23, what was the trust spend per month, for each agency supplier.
5. Please confirm the average charge rate across Jan 23 – Sept 23 period for a Band 5 General nurse.

Yours faithfully,

Tom Edwards

Governance, Info, Northern Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland)

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Our ref: FOI/1357
11/10/2023

 

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CONFIDENTIAL

 

Our ref: FOI/1357
01/11/2023

 

By Email: [FOI #1036432 email]

 

Dear Tom Edwards

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 – INFORMATION REQUEST

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